Incidents 47

Incidents 47

During torrential rainfall, the team was put on standby by both GMAS and LAS. Apparently 51mm of rain fell that day. The average for June is 41mm over 2 weeks! Whilst the team was on standby in Westhoughton, we were only called to attend one incident, involving a...
Incidents 47

Base visit

Today Mrs. Christine Noone, together with her daughter and several of her friends, visited our Overdale base. Christine had recently presented to the team a substantial sum of money in memory of her late husband, Peter. It had been the specific request of Christine...
Incidents 47

Further MRC Casuaty Care passes

Further to our earlier report on the MRC Casualty Care Certificate Course, we can happily report another 4 team members have passed their examinations, giving the team 29 successful passes on this very intensive course.
Incidents 47

Driver awareness training

Over three separate evenings in early June, (whilst off duty) Sgt. Ray Riley of GMP Traffic, Wigan, took out 9 team members for “commentary” and emergency response driver awareness training in BM1, one of our two First Response Landrover ambulances. The...
Incidents 47

Incident 46/2002

Today the team was asked by Greater Manchester Police for assistance with a 7 year old who had gone missing in Salford. Fortunately he was found unharmed very shortly after.